pub fn calculate_intersection_point_distances(
a1: &Vector3d,
pole1: &Vector3d,
length1: Radians,
a2: &Vector3d,
pole2: &Vector3d,
length2: Radians,
centroid: &Vector3d,
) -> (Radians, Radians)Expand description
Calculate the great-circle distances along a pair of arcs to their
closest intersection point or their coincident arc distances if the
Arcs are on coincident Great Circles.
a1,a2theArcstart points.pole1,pole1theArcpoles.length1,length2theArclengths.centroidthe centroid (geometric mean) of theArcs mid points.
returns the distances along the first arc and second arc to the intersection point or to their coincident arc distances if the arcs do not intersect.